How to Use give in in a Sentence

give in

verb

• My hope is that our teachers will look this evil in the eye and refuse to give in or back down.
  — Tiffany Crutcher, CNN, 14 May 2021
• Hazel is ready to give in to the water when Zelda squeak-squeaks at her and points her to a door.
  — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
• Prisoners of the Castro regime spend decades behind bars but refuse to give in.
  — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, National Review, 2 May 2021
• All Lillard said the team can do is keep working and refuse to give in to adversity.
  — oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
• Neither side is willing to even engage in a dialogue unless the other side gives in.
  — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
• Something needs to give in order to create impactful and long-lasting systemic changes.
  — Kimberly Jones, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2021
• The temptation might be there to overcorrect from the isolation of the past year once things start opening up, but don’t give in.
  — Goldie Chan, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
• These measurements are usually given in liters or gallons.
  — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
• People now want to wear their tracksuits to clubs and the promoters give in because these are affluent people, who’ll spend money on drinks.
  — Samantha Conti, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
• Don’t give in or make concessions that compromise your position or ambitions.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
• For decades, Tupperware was synonymous with household storage solutions, a given in kitchens across the world.
  — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
• With summer drawing near, plans are being made throughout Chicago, and many event organizers appear poised to give in-person festivities a try.
  — Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2021
• Here, Cousins did not give in to the intense pressure of international media coverage or pressure from the judge to force her client to give up his constitutional rights.
  — Star Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
• McConnell more pointedly warned the big business that have been responding to public pressure on their corporate actions not to give in to the advocacy campaigns.
  — Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2021
• And while the company was able to restart operations Wednesday night, the decision to give in to hackers' demands will only embolden other groups going forward.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 14 May 2021
• The club doesn’t give in to the losing, the guys keep battling.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 13 June 2022
• The fire, the passion, the will just to win and compete and not to give in and not to lose.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2021
• The force of the state cannot give in to organized crime.
  — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
• The look that Asa gives in that very first shot, that’s a kid who’s been abused.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
• But a team as stout as Kings wasn’t ready to give in just yet.
  — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
• The idea was to give in to the water and let go just enough not to panic.
  — Beth Thames | [e-mail], al, 6 July 2022
• Try to stay strong in the face of shadow ruler Lilith’s urge to give in to your dark side!
  — Jennifer Culp, Them, 2 Aug. 2024
• Below, check out the best gifts for grandpa to give in 2022.
  — Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health, 13 May 2022
• Nor is the fact that the 49ers’ top-heavy payroll may sway them giving in to Aiyuk.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
• When your weight is given in pounds, that is a measure of force.
  — Craig Merrett, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
• But the show doesn’t give in to the easy, upward pull of love conquering all.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
• The 68-year-old woman willed herself to lie still and not give in to the urge to scrape her skin from her body.
  — New York Times, 9 May 2022
• Her body gave in to the trauma of the things she’s endured over the last several years and got a case of the twisties.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
• This leash has a double shock absorber to help provide a bit of give in the leash.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 June 2021
• The Red Sox didn’t give in against the Phillies reliever either.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2021

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024